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Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

…the needle may perforate into the mediastinum. The anterior superior iliac spine is a second line alternative in marked obesity or when the supine position…

Gastric lavage and activated charcoal

…through aspiration. Contact your national or regional poison control centre before you decide, not afterwards. Indications Medicinal charcoal is given after the ingestion of a…

Nasogastric tube

…base of skull fracture or a marked midfacial fracture — the tube can pass through a fracture in the cribriform plate into the cranium Absolute Corrosive…

Oesophageal ECG

…or an equivalent amplifier unit between the electrode and the ECG machine. Lidocaine spray for the pharynx and lidocaine gel for the electrode. A glass…

Wound suturing

…water or sodium chloride 9 mg/mL. The volume matters more than the fluid; irrigate under pressure through a 20 mL syringe and a large…

🟠 Ticagrelor (Brilinta, Brilique)

…be administered with or without food. For patients who cannot swallow the tablets whole, they can be crushed, mixed in half a glass of water…

Urinary catheterisation

…convert a partial rupture into a complete one. Contact the urologist or the surgeon on call for urethrography and suprapubic drainage. Preparation and equipment A…

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